Ian G Brennan; Sculptor and Woodcarver to the
British Royal Household.

Ian G Brennan has since 1990, been giving fully illustrated
talks using slides and more recently power point presentations about the various
aspects of his work as the Sculptor and Woodcarver to the British Royal
Household.

Sculptor Ian G Brennan first discovered his ability to carve in
1984 after his furniture making business was destroyed in a fire. His highly
detailed realistic and heraldic sculptures can now be found in Windsor Castle,
St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Museums and private art collections
all over the World.

In 1989 Ian was officially appointed ‘Sculptor to the Most Noble
Order of the Garter and Honourable Order of the Bath’ and spends around four
months of each year on a wide variety of unique sculptures in wood, marble and
bronze for the British Royal Household.

The variety of sculptures Ian G Brennan has received from the Royal
Household during the past twenty two years can be well illustrated when in
2008,on St George’s Day he was commissioned to create sculptures of a black
Labrador, Mute Swan and the Royal Crest and Sword for HRH Prince William of
Wales, Ian was also informed by HM The Queen at Windsor that HRH Prince William
was to become the 1000 Knight of the Garter since 1348.

Ian has also been commissioned to produce a wide variety of mostly
wood and bronze sculptures which are as diverse as creating a 6 feet high
realistic bronze sculpture of an ‘Osprey catching a pike’ for a fountain, to
a full size wood sculpture of the ‘Risen Christ’ for a local church;
spending a year working of Lord Nelson’s Flagship HMS Victory replacing the
18th century starboard side Entrance Port; to creating the two gilded marble
Cunard Logo and Victorian Crest for Cunard’s Queen Victoria’s Grand Lobby.

Ian G Brennan’s fully illustrated talks

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are given in a variety of settings; ranging
from a small private audience people meeting in a Hall, to an audience of
several hundred people in a Theatre; In Burlington House;
Home of the Royal Academy of Arts and also within
the historic Royal setting of Windsor Castle where Ian has also been
invited on a number of occasions to give talks about the various aspects of his
work as a sculptor.

Since 1992 Ian has also been invited on many occasions as a Guest
speaker onboard the Cunard Liners; Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen
Victoria.

The main aspects of Ian’s talks which are based upon Ian’s
remarkable career outlined here; can be covered in
either one 45 - 90 minute talk or can be covered in more depth over two/four
separate 40 - 45 minute talks.

Also available for one of the talks is a 30 minute TV
documentary made about his work producing a sculpture of a Knights
Crests for St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. This behind the scenes
documentary was filmed in both Ian’s Studio and also at Windsor
Castle.

During the presentation it is often possible for a number of
unique sometimes historic exhibits to be placed on display.

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Ian’s Talk in the Windsor Castle Dungeon - Cunard Daily programs

One of Ian’s talks he was invited to give at Windsor Castle was
held in March 2008. This informal talk was held for a group of distinguished
guests including some Friends of St George’s Chapel Windsor and took place
within the dungeon of the Castle. As the walls of this 13thcentury dungeon are
over twelve feet thick, to allow the flow of air during Ian’s talk, the door
at the top of the long steps going down into the dungeon, were left open.

As it was quite a windy day outside at Windsor, if you care to
listen to the recording which was made at the time, in the background
whilst Ian was giving his talk, as the wind blew above you can occasionally hear
the sound of the iron manacles of the medieval instrument of punishment, that is
still kept in the dungeon that once secured the hapless prisoners; clanking
together.

One of the sculptures Ian also had on display with him at the time
of his talk at in the dungeon was the gilded Royal Crest he was working on for
HRH Prince William.